03 — ARTWORK
General view
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In Castile, castles were a particularly important aspect of architecture. Residential buildings, and even defensive buildings, were in great measure based on Arab models built of brick. One of the most imposing castles (castillos) of the region is that at Coca, which was built for Bishop Don Alonso de Fonseca in the 15th century. It is constructed in brick in the Arab tradition, the perfect workmanship and colour gradations achieving a superbly artistic effect. The square superstructure is constructed on top of a massive rounded basemolded foot of a pillar or column providing the transition from the plinth to the shaft.. Both the keeptall, strong tower in medieval castles, used as an observation post and last refuge for those living in the castle, an, unlike the donjon, not designed for permanent habitation. and the curtain walls are peppered with numerous semi-circular or polygonal bastions that curve out of the wall and are elegantly decorated at the top with attached half-columns and pinnacles. Despite its elegance, Coca's very real defensibility is still entirely in the tradition of medieval castle building.
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {General view by ARCHITECT, Spanish},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-12},
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urldate = {2026-09-12},
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}ACCESSED 2026-09-12. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
